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Countries need to work more together to stop the rapidly spreading outbreak of monkeypox, no matter the nationality, skin colour or religion of the affected population, a high-level official of the World Health Organization (WHO) told the media at a press briefing at the United Nations in Geneva. UNTV CH

The World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF sounded the alarm as new data revealed that global vaccination coverage in 2021 is the lowest in a generation leaving around 25 million children without lifesaving immunization as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to disrupt health care globally. UNTV CH

In Nigeria, UN humanitarian partners have delivered food and nutrition assistance to 26,000 people in the past week in the town of Rann which is in the country's northeast, “this town is one of the most challenging environments for aid workers in the region,” said a UN Spokesperson. UNIFEED

The top United Nations official for the Sahel region said, “the information that we have received on the massacres that have been perpetrated on innocent civilian populations, including women and children, convey the tragedy that is unfolding at the moment in this part of the world.” UNIFEED

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "On COVID-19. Globally reported cases have increased nearly 30 percent over the past two weeks. Four out of six of the WHO sub-regions saw cases increase in the last week.” On monkeypox, he continued to be concerned by the scale and spread of the virus. WHO

The World Food Programme is launching Five Calls to Action to address today’s record-high humanitarian needs as leaders from Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the US, and UK prepare to meet, with ending conflict high on the agenda. WFP

Almost 8 million children under 5 in 15 crisis-hit countries are at risk of death from severe wasting unless they receive immediate therapeutic food and care – with the number rising by the minute, UNICEF warned today as world leaders prepare to meet at the G7 summit. UNICEF

The UN humanitarian agency issued an alert on the deteriorating situation for millions of mainly women and children in north-east Nigeria who continue to be affected by protracted armed conflict, just as the country enters the lean season. UNTV CH

The UN senior official for Africa, Martha Ama Akyaa Pobee, warned the Security Council that some countries in Central Africa face political and security challenges that, if not addressed, “could risk impacting neighbouring countries and the sub-region.” UNIFEED

The United Nations office in Nigeria “strongly” condemned “the brutal attack on worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church” that reportedly killed at least 50 people. UNIFEED